Sensors
Browse our extensive range of sensor modules and breakout boards, covering temperature, distance, motion, touch, liquid level, radar, infrared, and more. Whether you're building with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or your own custom PCB, you'll find the right sensor for your project.
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Photo Interrupter - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: PI-COM1702 | Brand: Pimoroni
This sensor is composed of an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded infrared detector on the other. By emitting a beam of infrared light from one upright to the other, the sensor can detect when an object pas...
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MyoWare Muscle Sensor
SKU: PI-AT-04-001 | Brand: Pimoroni
The MyoWare Muscle Sensor is an all-in-one electromyography (EMG) sensor that measures the filtered and rectified electrical activity of a muscle. It outputs 0 V to Vs (supply voltage) depending on the level of activi...
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Mini Photocell
SKU: PI-COM1703 | Brand: Pimoroni
This is a very small light sensor. A photocell changes (also called a photodetector, photo resistor, CdS or photoconductive cell) resistance depending on the amount of light it is exposed to. These little sensors make...
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LSM303D 6DoF Motion Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM376 | Brand: Little Bird
This 6 Degrees of Freedom Motion Sensor Breakout can detect acceleration in three axes - X, Y, and Z - as well as three axes of magnetic heading. It's ideal for building into robots, rockets, and rov...
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Light Sensor Materials Kit
SKU: PI-CBI013 | Brand: Pimoroni
You’ve learned how to blink, fade and flash lights – now learn how to sense light levels! The Chibitronics Light Sensor sticker can turn the light level shining upon it into an analog voltage. Best of all, it comes...
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ADT7410 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-4089 | Brand: Adafruit
Get precise temperature readings with the ADT7410 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor from Analog Devices. Featuring 16-bit resolution (0.0078°C) and ±0.5°C accuracy, this breakout delivers reliable measurements over...
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Heelight Core
SKU: PI-LNG002 | Brand: Pimoroni
Heelight Core is a smart sound sensor that can recognize up to 500+ digital voice commands. Heelight Core is tiny, only 20mm*17mm. By using the design of the stamp hole, you can easily integrate Heelight core in...
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Adafruit AS7262 6-Channel Visible Light / Color Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-3779 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit AS7262 is a 6-channel visible light spectral sensor from AMS that measures light intensity across six specific wavelength bands: violet (450 nm), blue (500 nm), green (550 nm), yellow (570 nm), orange (60...
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Flotilla - Slider
SKU: PR-PIM037 | Brand: Little Bird
The Flotilla Slider module is a slide potentiometer with five bright white LEDs that illuminate as the slider is moved. It connects to a Flotilla Dock via a micro USB cable and is perfect for controlling synths, robot...
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Flotilla - Weather
SKU: PR-PIM031 | Brand: Little Bird
The Weather module reads temperature and pressure. It's ideal for setting up a mini weather station to monitor conditions in your house or garage. Features BMP280 sensor Detects temperature and pressure ...
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Flotilla - Light
SKU: PR-PIM033 | Brand: Little Bird
The Light module detects ambient light level. It's ideal for use in a weather station, keeping track of light levels in your greenhouse, or reminding you when you've left the lights on in your house. Feat...
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Flotilla - Colour
SKU: PR-PIM030 | Brand: Little Bird
The Colour module detects RGB colour, as well as ambient light level. It also has two bright white LEDs to illuminate objects whose colour is being detected. It uses the TCS3472 colour sensor. I...
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Explorer pHAT
SKU: PR-PIM137 | Brand: Little Bird
Explorer pHAT is the perfect prototyping side-kick for your Raspberry Pi. A compact version of the popular Explorer HAT Pro, it's designed to fit perfectly on a Raspberry Pi Zero. Packed with useful input and output ...
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Enviro pHAT
SKU: PR-PIM203 | Brand: Little Bird
Enviro pHAT packs 4 different sensors, letting you measure temperature, pressure, light level, colour, 3-axis motion, compass heading, and analog inputs. That's up to 10 different variables! It's ideal for monitoring ...
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Binary's UFO™ - a super sensing saucer!
SKU: PI-BIB002 | Brand: Pimoroni
Binary's UFO is a robot maker kit that combines flat-pack cardboard construction with real sensors and coding using the BBC micro:bit. Build the flying saucer, connect the included sensors and LED strip, then program ...
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Bearables Acorn Motion Sensor
SKU: PR-PIM316 | Brand: Little Bird
An adorable acorn-shaped motion sensor designed to work with Bearables wearable LED badges. When you move or tilt the acorn, the connected badge's LEDs light up — bringing your wearable creation to life with simple, d...
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Automation pHAT
SKU: PR-PIM214 | Brand: Little Bird
The Automation pHAT is a compact home monitoring and automation controller for Raspberry Pi in the smaller pHAT form factor. With a relay, three analogue channels, buffered inputs, and sinking outputs — all 24V tolera...
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SparkFun Triad Spectroscopy Sensor - AS7265x (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15050 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Triad Spectroscopy Sensor combines three AS7265x spectral sensors with onboard UV, visible, and IR LEDs to measure light across 18 individual frequencies — from 410 nm (UV) to 940 nm (IR). It brings light...
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Sharp long distance sensor GP2Y0A02YK0F 2Y0A02
SKU: LB-00321 | Brand: Little Bird
The Sharp GP2Y0A02YK0F is an infrared distance measuring sensor with a detection range of 20 to 150 cm. It uses triangulation — combining an infrared emitter (IRED) and a position-sensitive detector (PSD) — to output ...
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